Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ACCENT / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006066275 Incident Date: May, 23 2006
Consumer's City: CHANDLER Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ACCENT Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHCG45CX2U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 25 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On may 24, 2006 my husband went to start the car and it wouldn't start. he kept trying to start it and then a smell of gasoline overwhelmed him. he immediately left the car and called a tow truck to take it to the dealer (earnhart hyundai in gilbert arizona). my husband was told later in the day by sam at earnhart that the fuel filter clamp had been "busted" and that gas had inadvertently leaked all over the inside of the car. he (sam) proceeded to tell my husband that "someone" had tampered with the fuel filter and they had no way of proving it was a manufacturer defect. apparently, in this make of hyundai accent, the fuel lines run inside the cab of the car, you need to actually take the driver seat off to work on the fuel filter. we have never had the fuel filter worked on, so this was a surprise to us. my next question is why would hyundai have fuel lines running inside the cab of the car???? this is the most bizarre thing i have ever heard of. if he had been a smoker and lit up like most smokers do, he would have been engulfed in flames. we asked for a replacement of the carpet, drivers seat and anything else that was saturated and we were told no. this is a safety hazard for anyone who has a hyundai. *nm